Equestrian Statue of Viscount Hardinge in the Grounds of Albion Villa (Number 6 Church End) is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. Statue.
Equestrian Statue of Viscount Hardinge in the Grounds of Albion Villa (Number 6 Church End)
- WRENN ID
- inner-span-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Equestrian Statue of Viscount Hardinge in the Grounds of Albion Villa (Number 6 Church End), Over
- OS grid reference
- TL 371 707
- Coordinates
- 52.31796, 0.01087
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Equestrian Statue of Viscount Hardinge, located in the grounds of Albion Villa at number 6 Church End, was created in 1858 by the artist J.H. Foley RA. This heroic bronze figure depicts Viscount Hardinge in military uniform and cloak, although it is notable that the left hand is missing, possibly lost in battle. The statue stands on a base featuring a broken mortar and part of a gun carriage wheel, with rounded ends that suggest it was once mounted on a plinth. This statue was previously listed in the Fifth list of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest in the District of Sevenoaks, Kent, as of January 16, 1975. It was originally located in front of South Park on Grove Road in Penshurst, Kent, but was removed from that site and de-listed on March 20, 1989.
Local climate
Equestrian Statue of Viscount Hardinge in the Grounds of Albion Villa (Number 6 Church End) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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